...not a general law applicable to the whole tate. The Constitution provides, in Article III, section 7, that "the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens; regulating the affairs of counties, cities,...

...instance would be to declare the violation of such mandate unconstitutional. Section 19 of article II provides that the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special laws relating to fences, the straying of live stock, ditches, and numerous other subjects, all ordinarily...

...authorizing the creation, extension, or impairing of liens;' also article 3, § 7, cl. 17, which declares that ' the general assembly shall not pass any local or special law providing or changing methods for the collection of debts.' We think this objection is well taken....

...powers and duties of officers in counties, cities, boroughs, townships, election or school districts," "regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts." Under the provisions of the act of 1881 unpaid county, school, township, and poor taxes are collected...

...considering comes within the prohibition of the Constitution. The third section of the seventh article provides that " the general assembly shall not pass...cities, townships, wards, boroughs or school districts." The act in question is one which regulates the assessment and collection of taxes in the several counties...

...inconvenient, and were given a liberal construction in an important case. By that section it is provided that " The general assembly shall not pass any local or special law regulating the affairs of 1 Nav. Co. vs. Coons, 6 W. & S., 117. 2 Sharplesa vs. The Mayor, 21 Penn. St., 147; Weister vs. Hade,...

...Article 3 of the Constitution which declares that, except as otherwise therein provided, the Legislature shall not pass any local or special law regulating the affairs of counties, cities, towns, etc., and, further, that no local or special law shall be enacted where a general law can be...

...the defendant that Act No. 269, 1914, p. 538, Is a local or special law, and violatlve of article 48 of the Constitution which provides that: "The General Assembly shall not pass any special or local law on the following specified subjects. * • » Legalizing the unauthorized or invalid...

...section, so far as applicable here, Is In these words: "Section 53. Special and local laws prohibited. The general assembly shall not pass any local or special law: Regulating the practice or jurisdiction of, or changing the rules of evidence In any Judicial proceeding or inquiry...

...anoinLEHIGH VALLEY LAW REPORTER. 847 aly in our laws shall exist is clear. It declares (Article 3, Section 7) that "the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law creating officers or prescribing the powe-is and duties of officers in counties, cities, boroughs....